Music Trade Review
Issue: 1919 Vol. 68 N. 1 - Page 11
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THE
JANUARY 4, 1919
MUSIC TRADE
11
REVIEW
LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY TRADE PROVED SATISFACTORY
Christmas Trade Was Somewhat Late in Starting, But Assumed Excellent Totals—Great Demand
for Fotoplayers—A. G. Barnes Exonerated by Court—Personals and Other News
Los ANGELES, CAL., December 27.—The closing
days of the holiday shopping season brought to
the Los Angeles music dealers an especially
satisfactory run of business. In fact, the de-
mand for musical instruments by Christmas
shoppers proved surprisingly big. The demand
was also well distributed among all lines, from
small goods to high-priced grand and player-
pianos. Talking machines, of course, ran a little
stronger than other instruments, but the piano
and player departments were by no means being
overlooked. It was the activity which the latter
enjoyed that proved particularly surprising, as
well as the cause of not a little rejoicing. It is
quite generally predicted that the music houses
here are going to experience this year the
biggest December business in their history. It
must be borne in mind, however, that the Christ-
mas buying started rather late, as compared
with previous years, and hence quite a little of
November's ordinary activity was carried over
into the current month. The sales, moreover,
brought excellent returns in the way of cash.
The amount of advertising matter carried by
the local music houses was also rather excep-
tional, and probably unprecedented.
Free Musicals a Feature at Barker Bros.
Barker Bros., in connection with their music
department, have inaugurated a plan of holding
twice-a-week musicals, the first of which was
given on December 14. The entertainments are
free to the public, and are to be continued, on
each Wednesday and Saturday, for an indefinite
period. The program for the opening day was
rendered by Miss Josa Madelon Quinn and her
pupils in music, dancing and elocution, assisted
by Mrs. Harold Bailey, a popular and widely
known Los Angeles soprano. It brought out a
large attendance from the Christmas shoppers,
and proved a very rare musical treat.
H. F. Charles Reports Good Fotoplayer Demand
H. F. Charles, Los Angeles manager for the
American Photo Player Co., who recently re-
turned from a tour of his Arizona and Imperial
Valley territories, says the motion-picture people
are suffering considerable loss as a result of the
influenza epidemic, but that, nevertheless, he
finds them quite willing to spend money for the
betterment of their houses. As proof of this
CHARACTER
"Admirable Quality; Acknowledged Reputation"
—{Standard Dictionary)
PIANOS
Manufactured by
Smith, Barnes
and
Strohber Co.
have for 33 years
justified their right
to be called
Pianos of Character
FACTORIES
North Milwaukee, Wis.
Chicago, HI.
OFFICE
1872 Clyboura Avenue
Chicago, 111.
he reports the following recent sales: A Style
35 Fotoplayer to O. H. Anderson, for the Savoy
Motion-Picture Theatre, this city; an American
Photo Player organ to the new Cabrillo Thea-
tre, in San Diego; a Style 35 Fotoplayer to
M. J. Morley, of the Morley Amusement Pa-
vilion, at Phoenix, Ariz., and a Style 40 Foto-
player to J. D. Johnson, of Jerome, Ariz., for a
new motion-picture house. He also states that
a $15,000 Robert Morton organ has just been
installed in the new Rickard & Nace Picture
Theatre, in Phoenix, Ariz., and that installation
is now in progress of a Style 35 Fotoplayer in
the Palace Theatre in Imperial, Cal. In this
connection, while the sale was made some
months ago, it may be stated that the big, new
Miller motion-picture theatre, "The California,"
in this city was formally opened to the public
yesterday, an important feature of which is a
$30,000 Robert Morton Symphonic Organ, spe-
cially constructed for the house at the Van Nuys
factory. It is said to be one of the finest in-
struments of the kind ever produced.
Acquittal for Anaheim Piano Man
Arrested about a month ago and taken to
El Paso, Tex., for trial on a Federal indictment
charging a misuse of the mails, Al. G. Barnes,
a well-known piano merchant of Anaheim, Cal.,
was given a hearing in the United States Dis-
trict Court in the former city on the 10th inst.
and found not guilty. The complaint alleged
that Mr. Barnes had misused the mails in con-
nection with an advertising campaign which he
recently conducted in behalf of his piano busi-
ness. Mr. Barnes says the charges against him
arose from the jealousy of certain competitors.
Glockner Co. Purchases Delivery Car
The Wm. L. Glockner Music Co. has added a
special motor phonograph delivery truck to its
equipment. The car, which is covered, is of
classy appearance, and is expected to be of
especial convenience for the holiday delivery
rush.
Visitors and Personals
Henry Gennett, president of the Starr Piano
Co., of Richmond, Ind., reached Los Angeles
last Sunday on his usual winter visit to south-
ern California. He will spend the greater part
of his time during his stay this winter at Santa
Barbara, but is expected to make frequent trips
to the company's branch house in this city.
J. T. Fitzgerald, president of the Fitzgerald
Music Co., left recently on a business trip to
New York and other Eastern cities. He expects
to return home shortly after January 1.
E. M. Bonnell, traveling representative of the
Sonora Phonograph Co. for the Southwest, has
just returned from a tour of his Arizona terri-
tory. He says he did a nice lot of business on
the trip.
Geo. T. Goodhue, who served two months
in military aviation training at the Marchfield
school at Riverside, Cal., was recently released
from service and has returned to his former
position in the talking machine department of
the Wiley B. Allen Co. here.
CLIFFORD MED1NE A HERO
Clifford Medine, formerly a salesman with
Philip Werlein, music dealer of New Orleans,
La., recently returned from France wearing the
croix de guerre, which he received for carrying
two wounded comrades through a heavy bar-
rage, sustaining shrapnel wounds which re-
sulted in his being invalided back home. His
father, A. G. Medine, is connected with the
Aeolian department of the D. H. Holmes Co.,
also of New Orleans.
Henry Eisenbrandt, of H. R. Eisenbrandt
Sons, Inc., music dealers of Baltimore, Md..
has been in the Union Protestant Infirmary for
the past two weeks, and is still in a critical
condition.
In dry terri-
tories every-
body now has
more money
to spend legiti-
mately. There-
fore the nickels
are flowing
into
COINOLAS
i
i
in the most
respectable
places.
We cater espe-
cially to the
regular piano
dealer.
There's money in
our proposition
for him.
OPERATORS
PIANO CO.
LOUIS M. SEVERSON, Pres.
16 South Peoria Street
CHICAGO, ILL.
THE
JANUARY 4, 1919
MUSIC TRADE
11
REVIEW
LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY TRADE PROVED SATISFACTORY
Christmas Trade Was Somewhat Late in Starting, But Assumed Excellent Totals—Great Demand
for Fotoplayers—A. G. Barnes Exonerated by Court—Personals and Other News
Los ANGELES, CAL., December 27.—The closing
days of the holiday shopping season brought to
the Los Angeles music dealers an especially
satisfactory run of business. In fact, the de-
mand for musical instruments by Christmas
shoppers proved surprisingly big. The demand
was also well distributed among all lines, from
small goods to high-priced grand and player-
pianos. Talking machines, of course, ran a little
stronger than other instruments, but the piano
and player departments were by no means being
overlooked. It was the activity which the latter
enjoyed that proved particularly surprising, as
well as the cause of not a little rejoicing. It is
quite generally predicted that the music houses
here are going to experience this year the
biggest December business in their history. It
must be borne in mind, however, that the Christ-
mas buying started rather late, as compared
with previous years, and hence quite a little of
November's ordinary activity was carried over
into the current month. The sales, moreover,
brought excellent returns in the way of cash.
The amount of advertising matter carried by
the local music houses was also rather excep-
tional, and probably unprecedented.
Free Musicals a Feature at Barker Bros.
Barker Bros., in connection with their music
department, have inaugurated a plan of holding
twice-a-week musicals, the first of which was
given on December 14. The entertainments are
free to the public, and are to be continued, on
each Wednesday and Saturday, for an indefinite
period. The program for the opening day was
rendered by Miss Josa Madelon Quinn and her
pupils in music, dancing and elocution, assisted
by Mrs. Harold Bailey, a popular and widely
known Los Angeles soprano. It brought out a
large attendance from the Christmas shoppers,
and proved a very rare musical treat.
H. F. Charles Reports Good Fotoplayer Demand
H. F. Charles, Los Angeles manager for the
American Photo Player Co., who recently re-
turned from a tour of his Arizona and Imperial
Valley territories, says the motion-picture people
are suffering considerable loss as a result of the
influenza epidemic, but that, nevertheless, he
finds them quite willing to spend money for the
betterment of their houses. As proof of this
CHARACTER
"Admirable Quality; Acknowledged Reputation"
—{Standard Dictionary)
PIANOS
Manufactured by
Smith, Barnes
and
Strohber Co.
have for 33 years
justified their right
to be called
Pianos of Character
FACTORIES
North Milwaukee, Wis.
Chicago, HI.
OFFICE
1872 Clyboura Avenue
Chicago, 111.
he reports the following recent sales: A Style
35 Fotoplayer to O. H. Anderson, for the Savoy
Motion-Picture Theatre, this city; an American
Photo Player organ to the new Cabrillo Thea-
tre, in San Diego; a Style 35 Fotoplayer to
M. J. Morley, of the Morley Amusement Pa-
vilion, at Phoenix, Ariz., and a Style 40 Foto-
player to J. D. Johnson, of Jerome, Ariz., for a
new motion-picture house. He also states that
a $15,000 Robert Morton organ has just been
installed in the new Rickard & Nace Picture
Theatre, in Phoenix, Ariz., and that installation
is now in progress of a Style 35 Fotoplayer in
the Palace Theatre in Imperial, Cal. In this
connection, while the sale was made some
months ago, it may be stated that the big, new
Miller motion-picture theatre, "The California,"
in this city was formally opened to the public
yesterday, an important feature of which is a
$30,000 Robert Morton Symphonic Organ, spe-
cially constructed for the house at the Van Nuys
factory. It is said to be one of the finest in-
struments of the kind ever produced.
Acquittal for Anaheim Piano Man
Arrested about a month ago and taken to
El Paso, Tex., for trial on a Federal indictment
charging a misuse of the mails, Al. G. Barnes,
a well-known piano merchant of Anaheim, Cal.,
was given a hearing in the United States Dis-
trict Court in the former city on the 10th inst.
and found not guilty. The complaint alleged
that Mr. Barnes had misused the mails in con-
nection with an advertising campaign which he
recently conducted in behalf of his piano busi-
ness. Mr. Barnes says the charges against him
arose from the jealousy of certain competitors.
Glockner Co. Purchases Delivery Car
The Wm. L. Glockner Music Co. has added a
special motor phonograph delivery truck to its
equipment. The car, which is covered, is of
classy appearance, and is expected to be of
especial convenience for the holiday delivery
rush.
Visitors and Personals
Henry Gennett, president of the Starr Piano
Co., of Richmond, Ind., reached Los Angeles
last Sunday on his usual winter visit to south-
ern California. He will spend the greater part
of his time during his stay this winter at Santa
Barbara, but is expected to make frequent trips
to the company's branch house in this city.
J. T. Fitzgerald, president of the Fitzgerald
Music Co., left recently on a business trip to
New York and other Eastern cities. He expects
to return home shortly after January 1.
E. M. Bonnell, traveling representative of the
Sonora Phonograph Co. for the Southwest, has
just returned from a tour of his Arizona terri-
tory. He says he did a nice lot of business on
the trip.
Geo. T. Goodhue, who served two months
in military aviation training at the Marchfield
school at Riverside, Cal., was recently released
from service and has returned to his former
position in the talking machine department of
the Wiley B. Allen Co. here.
CLIFFORD MED1NE A HERO
Clifford Medine, formerly a salesman with
Philip Werlein, music dealer of New Orleans,
La., recently returned from France wearing the
croix de guerre, which he received for carrying
two wounded comrades through a heavy bar-
rage, sustaining shrapnel wounds which re-
sulted in his being invalided back home. His
father, A. G. Medine, is connected with the
Aeolian department of the D. H. Holmes Co.,
also of New Orleans.
Henry Eisenbrandt, of H. R. Eisenbrandt
Sons, Inc., music dealers of Baltimore, Md..
has been in the Union Protestant Infirmary for
the past two weeks, and is still in a critical
condition.
In dry terri-
tories every-
body now has
more money
to spend legiti-
mately. There-
fore the nickels
are flowing
into
COINOLAS
i
i
in the most
respectable
places.
We cater espe-
cially to the
regular piano
dealer.
There's money in
our proposition
for him.
OPERATORS
PIANO CO.
LOUIS M. SEVERSON, Pres.
16 South Peoria Street
CHICAGO, ILL.
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